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Ms. Kaufman from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Hot Titles for Our Classroom Library!

My project needs 12 hot new books such as "Ego-Tripping and Other Poems for Young People" that my students are DYING to get their hands on!

  • $197 goal

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Ms. Kaufman has another project! Donate to Snack Attack to help her classroom.

$333 - complete this project and be a hero

Please put the books that my students want to read IN THEIR HANDS! I am an 8th grade Language Arts teacher at Middle School 88 in Brooklyn. My school classifies as a "poverty" school, because over 90% of the students receive free lunch. Many of my students are working hard to becoming better readers and better students, but without books that interest them, I am fighting an uphill battle.

The irony of the situation, is that my school is within walking distance from a Barnes & Noble bookstore. Many of my kids walk past that bookstore three or four times a day - unable to purchase a book because they and their parents can't afford it. They are interested in the new releases. They are excited to read books that have recently been made into movies. They want these books - but my school cannot afford to order them - which leaves my students on the outside looking in.

What myself and my students need is an influx of some new books into our classroom library! These books will be available to my students not only this year, but in the years to come. With more "today," urban titles, my students will be reading books they can relate to on a personal level AND learn at the same time! The injection of these books into my library will spark a serious flame inside my students to read about topics and situations that are important to them. These books will make reading fun - AGAIN!

Your generosity and help will make it possible for students coming from low-income families to sink their teeth into the hot, new releases that they would otherwise never have a chance of holding. You can work magic - you can get a classroom of students excited, no, THRILLED about reading! This project is important to the growth of my students, and together with your assistance, WE can make a difference in the lives of my kids.

Ms. Kaufman MS 88 Peter Rouget Grades 6-8

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Crank Ellen Hopkins • Barnes and Noble $8.09 1 $8.09
Can't Get There From Here Todd Strasser • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Peak Roland Smith • Barnes and Noble $11.90 1 $11.90
Twisted Laurie Halse Anderson • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie David Lubar • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Before I Die Jenny Downham • Barnes and Noble $11.19 1 $11.19
The Book Thief Markus Zusak • Barnes and Noble $10.79 1 $10.79
Impulse Ellen Hopkins • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac Gabrielle Zevin • Barnes and Noble $13.60 1 $13.60
Spells and Sleeping Bags Sarah Mlynowski • Barnes and Noble $13.59 1 $13.59
What Have You Lost? Naomi Shihab Nye, Michael Nye (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $9.89 1 $9.89
Ego-Tripping and Other Poems for Young People Nikki Giovanni, George Ford (Illustrator), George Cephas Ford (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $9.85 1 $9.85

Materials cost

$127.76

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.78

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$161.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.34

Total project goal

$196.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $196.34

1 Donor

-$189.41

Donations toward project cost

-$161.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.41

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.93

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 $0.00

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